BY MARILYN KLEIN With summer gone and autumn just on our doorstep, many of us are probably experiencing the excesses of summer and the party season, such as overexposure to the sun, damaged locks, and poor eating habits. With the days getting shorter and chillier, now is the perfect time of year to reassess and [...]
We’re celebrating our 50th issue this month, with Elise Mori reminiscing on the fun we had putting the magazine together back in 1997, and our editor Dani finding out what our past cover girls are up to these days. In the absence of an individual cover girl, Dani and Sarah have convinced me to complete [...]
BY ALENA ECKELMANN Tokyo can be difficult for those who are out and about with small children. Crowded trains with no space for a pushchair and people hastily rushing past each other at stations; busy and noisy streets with not enough space to swing a cat; claustrophobic shopping malls and department stores where the packed [...]
I love the sound of the Creative Fitness Group’s workshop coming up on November 30 from 6:30–9:30. The workshop, co-facilitated by Larry Purdy and Kristin Newton, is designed to help people exercise their creative thinking and problem-solving skills. Just as we ‘work out’ our bodies, Larry and Kristin believe our brains need to be regularly [...]
BY PARISSA HAGIHIRAN A good friend tells me she is confused about her role in a medium-sized, successful Japanese firm. One the one hand, she is supposed to bring in foreign clients and ease communication between them and her Japanese firm. On the other hand, she is not allowed to make any decisions on her [...]
COMPILED BY DANIELLE TATE-STRATTON The US House of Representatives recently passed a bill allowing for the sale of federal property and authorised the building of a National Women’s History Museum in Washington DC. The Bill will now go before the Senate for further approval. A study of just under 1,600 women carried out by Monash [...]
BY GABBI BRADSHAW I cried in the cab last night. It was 1:30am, and I was d-o-n-e with trying to fit in here. My terrible, horrible, no good, very bad night started with rain. I had to change into less fashionable shoes that had a bit more traction. Then I doubted my look. I looked [...]
I love the beautiful, Japanese-themed holiday cards made by Keyshots (www.keyshots.com), run by Kerry Raftis, an Australian photographer right here in Tokyo. Now’s the time to start thinking about holiday cards, especially with international shipping times, so why not visit Kerry’s website to find out how to get started?—LW
Clothing (style): One problem with clothing in Japan is the style crisis. Most Japanese women pay great attention to their appearance and that includes their clothes. Designer clothes are everyday clothes, high heels are ideal for shopping or travelling, and everything is in immaculate condition. In Tokyo, even high school girls carry designer bags and [...]
BY GABY SHELDON Forty-eight-year-old Jenny Aimi Vyvial is the head of Treehouse Montessori School in Yokohama. Though born and raised here in Japan, she says, “[I was] never brought up as a true Japanese. My father was Chinese (from Shanghai), but loved Japan. He was keen to raise me in an international culture/society that ensured [...]
